Machine for use in finishing shoes.



W. JACKSON. MACHINE POR USE IN PINISHING SHOES. APPLIUATION FILED JUNI: 1e, 190s.

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MACHINE FOR USB IN PINISHING SHOES.

APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1s, 190s.

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`T0 all whom it may concern)v Be it known that I, WALTER JAGKsom-a subject of the King of' Great Britain, residing at Leicester, in the county of Leicester, England, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Use in Finlshing l finishing boots or shoes and has particular reference to machines for top ironing, z'. e., applying a narrow band of wax to the marginall portion of the treadl face of shoe soles.

In a machine according to this invention the tool or top iron, which is supplied with wa'X or like material, is so mounted as to be capable of rotation and reciprocation or oscillation, preferably at dierent Speeds,

the combination of these motions securin a more eliicient distribution and laying o the wax on the work than heretofore.

A further feature of the invention is that the wax instead of being supplied directly to the tool by a revolving wheel, a wick or the like, is first fed from a rotatable wheel to a pad or the like of absorbent material and from thence to the tool, so that only the required quantity of wax is supplied to the tool, and the necessity for rovidin-g a device' for removing the superiluous wax from the working face of the iron is avoided.

In apreferred construction, th-e shaft upon which the top-ironing tool is mounted is journaled in a pivoted frame and means are provided for rotating the tool and for oscillating the frame;

rIfhe invention will now be described in detail with the aid of the accompanying drawings which illustra/tea convenient. em"

bodimentI of the invention, it being understood however that the following descrip- :tion and drawings are merely by way of example and that various alterations in the arrangement and construction of the parts could be made without departingfrom the spirit of the invention Figure 1 represents in side elevation, with parts in section, suliicient of a top-ironing machine to enable this application of the invent-ion to be understood; F ig. 2 is adetail on a larger scale; Fig. 3' is a plan in detail of the top-ironing wheel, the wax Speciaoaupn of netten Istant.,

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liftingwheel and the parts immediately as soc1ated therewith Fig. 491s a, plan7 of apart of" the machineI represented in Fi'g.`l;, and Fig, 5.1s a similar plan with certain of the parts 1n a different position.

The machine frame 1 is" roviddwith a, forward extension or arm upon which` an oscillating frame frame carries the 'top-ironing wheel@ which is secured upon a. spindleA 6 that is 'mounted in bearings in the'sa-id frame and is rovided; at its upper end with algearw eel 8. .'ns gear wheel receives motion through an 1 er 12 secure to the oscillatin freine from an- 3 is pivotedl' The said' gear wheel 10 mounted on` a Stud,

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other ear wheelll secure iupon; thenv er cltend 0 -a vertical spindle 16. The os ing frame 3 swings upon a sleeve 20, which Surrounds t-he shaft 16 and: is clamped in the forward extension or arm 2 of the machine frame as at 2l, said frame having bearifrgigs for the sleeve above and' below the arm At the upper end* of the vertical shaft 16 1s a worm wheel 22 whichl gears with a worm 24 formed' upon an extension 25 of the main shaft 26 which latter is mounted in bearings upon the machine frame and driven from t e counter shaft on the machine through the instrumentality of a belt 28 passing Maround pulleys 30 and 32 situated respectively on, the main and counter shafts; For a purpose hereinafter to be set forth the forward journal or extension 25ct the main shaft 26 is formed somewhat Aaslant with its axis inclined to and crossing the axis about which the saidy shaft turns rat a point adjacent to the worm Wheel 22 :S0 that the oscillatoryl movement of the lworm 24 with respect to the worm wheel iis so slight as not to appreciably elect the irelation of the worm and gear. The lower -end of the vertical shaft 16 is provided with a worm 34 which meshes with a worm wheel I35 loosely mounted upon a horizont-al shaft 86V which also carries the wax-supplying wheel 38; The shaft 36 is mounted above a wax trough 4G; hereinafter to be more ffully described, in such a manner that the lwan-supplying wheel is the wa'x. The worm w eel 35 is held in frictional engagement with the hub'42of :the wax-supplying wheel 38I by a sleeve 44 'which bears against the said worm wheel 'through the laction of a spring washerl 45 artly immersed in soA seated between the end of'the'sleeve' and a nut 46 screwed upon-the end of the horizontal shaft36.'r By unslacking the nut 46 the pressure of the worm -wheel 35 upon the hub of the wax-supplying wheel 38 will be removed whereby the said `wrm wheel will be rotated idly without revolving the waxsupplying wheel. This arrangement of friction drive also, itxwill be evident, constitutes a safety device to prevent breaking should the machine be started beforethe wax is melted. The horizontal shaft y36 is carried in bearings forming part of a frame 48 bolted to the wax trough 40.

VVaxv is conveyed by the rotation of the wax-supplying wheel 38 to a pad, or wiper 50 preferably of felt which is mounted upon a spring arm 52 secured to the oscillating frame 3, the pad or wiper also engaging the top-ironing wheel 4 so that the waxreceived from the wheel 38 is spread thereon evenly and the su ply of wax maintained constant. The disposition of the wax-supplying wheel in relation to the top-ironing wheel is such that although one side of the peripheryof the wax-supplying wheel comes into close proximity to the top -ironing wheel and touches the pad or wiper the opposite side of the said periphery is remote from the top-ironing wheel thus leaving ample free space for the manipulation of the work. This arrangement also allows the wax trough to be of large capacity. J

The wax4 trough l4() is provlded with a water jacket 54 which is heated by a Bunsen burner 55 the flame 'of which is received ina hood-like chamber 56 which extends downwardly from the jacket 54. Pipes 58, 59 connect the water jacket with an auxiliary tank or bath 60 arranged preferably ata higher level `and the whole water jacket system can convenientl be connected removably to the machine rame for example, as shown in the drawings by bolts 61 which pass through lugs on the auxiliary tank and screw into the machine frame. The top-ironing wheel 4 is also provided with a heating evice which for convenience can be formed of a burner 62 secured to the machine frame.

To swing the oscillating frame upon the sleeve 20 the aslant extension or journal 25 hereinbefore referredto is employed. This extension is encircled by a sleeve 65` within which it turns, the sleeve being provided with pivots 4or Atrunnions 66 (see Figs. 4 and 5) which are received in bearings 68 formedin t-he oscillating frame or anextension thereof. Continuous rotation of the aslant extension 25 will cause the sleeve 65 to oscillate whereby the movement of the pivots or trunnions 66 endwise in a horizonsleeve 65 is formed with a recess to receive the worm wheel 22 hereinbefore referred to and with a bearing t-ically on the sleeve 20.

The extension of the oscillating frame 3, vhereinbefore referred to as being provided with bearings 68 for the pivots 66A of the'- oseillating sleeve 65, is formed as a closed y which'it slides verj gear box which can contain lubricant, a

raised whereby access to the gear wheels 8,

10 and 14 is facilitated.

A scraper is shown in the drawings as secured vto the oscillating frame 3 in a position between the pad 50 and the pointA where the work is presented, the function of which scraper is .to remove from the top-ironing wheel all the wax except that on the portion of the top-ironing wheel which is required to distribute the wax on the work, in this case the under side of the flange and that marginal edge of the tool which engages the edge face of the sole. The padl 50 will preferably be shaped to supply these faces of the tool with wax and to avoid as much as practical the application of wax to other portions of thetool. B the provision of the pad 50 there will be little tendency for the working face of the wheel to receive more wax than is necessary for use.

In the operation of the machine the rotation of the main shaft 26 effects the continuous rotation of the top-ironing wheel 4 through thevworm gearing 22, 24 and gear wheels 8, 10, 14 and at the same time oscillates the said wheel by the vibration of the sleeve 65 actuatedby the aslant extension 25 which movement is transmitted to the oscillating frame 3 by reason of the pivots 66 upon the sleeve acting upon the extension of the said frame. The oscillating or reciprocating movement of the tool is preferably,

'and as herein shown, much faster than its rotation.` At the same time the wax-supplying wheel 38 is rotated through the revolution of the shaft 16 driven by the Worm' gear 22, 24, aforesaid, the motion from the shaft being transmitted through the worm gear 34, 35 to the said wheel 38 and thereby lifting the wax from the trough 40 to convey" it to the top-ironing wheel by means of the spring-mounted pad 50 which is carried by jthe oscillating frame 3 and engages both the wheel 38 and top-ironing wheel 4. The pad may have continuous engagement with the wheel 38 or it may make and break contact Limit The top-ironing wheel is preferably4 formed with the acting face ,80 on its end which is adapted to apply to the tread faceof the sole a bandor stripe of wax whichv may advantageously be of a color yto contrast with the appearance of the main portion of the shoe bottom'and will extend from the edge of the. sole inwardly far enough to cover and fill with wax the break in the surface of the sole where the channel was cut.

sole. The tool also preferably.has the edge face 82 which engages the face edge of the terial.

sole and between the faces 8,0 and 82 the tool is formed, as by the annular groove 84 to shape or reshapethe annular edge or corner of the sole and, it may be, produce thereon the bead or ornamental projection indicated at 85 in Fig. 2.

Having explained the nature of this invention, indicated 'some of the advantages and certain purposes for which it may be used, and described a preferred construction embodying the invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States l. In a'shoe finishing machine, the combination with a rotary finishing tool, of means for rapidly reciprocating the tool over the 'work in substantially the plane of its rotation and means for. imparting a relatively slow turning" movement to the tool.

2. A wax finishing machine, having in combination a wax applying member, and wax supplying means comprising a wax reservoir, a wax lifting wheel and a pad relatively stationary with respect to the applying member arranged to receive the waX from the wheel and deliver it to the applying member.

3,. A wax finishing machine, having in combination a waX applying tool, a wax reservoir, a wheel running in the reservoir and out of touch with the tool, a member composed of absorbent material arranged to contact with the wheel and the tool and relatively stationary with respect to the tool, and means whereby the wheel and the tool are heated to maintain in softened condition the wax on the said member of absorbent ma- 4. A wax finishing machine, having in combination a wax applying member, and wax supplying means comprising a wax reservoir, a transferring wheel, a pad to deliver the wax to theapplying member and means for moving the' nad from and toward the wheel. v

5. A top-ironing machine, having in tread face of a sole, a wax reservoir, a wax i lifting wheel and a felt/pad relatively stacombination a rotary tool to engage' the tionary with respect to the tool andar- .ranged to engage the wheel andthe work rubbing face of the tool.

6. A machine of the class described, hav-:Lfv` ing in ycombination a rotary top-ironing toog@ a relatively stationarv wax supplying pa ,arranged to engage t e work rubbing face: of the tool, a wax lifting device arranged to supply wax to said pad anda scraper formed Aand arranged to remove any wax that may get upon the outer peripheral edge of the too y 7 A machine of the class described, having in-combination a rotary top-ironing tool, a relatively stationary device for applying wax to the'lower work rubbing face of the tool, means for conveying wax to said device and a scraper between the said device and the work to clean the periphery of the too. 8. A machine of the class described, hav- 111g in combination a rotary'top-ironing tool turning in a substantially horizontal a waX feeding disk turning in a su stanplane,

tially vertical plane, and a device arranged 9.'In a machine for inishin shoes, a ro."

tatable finishing tool, means or driving it and means for reciprocating the tool. comprising an oscillatory tool carrying arm, and

a gyratory shaft connected with the arm and the driving means.

10.. In a machine for finishing shoes, a

rotatable finishing tool, actuating means therefor comprising a rotatable shaft, a screwA and gear connection between the tool and the shaft for rotating the tool, and a crank connection between the tool and shaft for reciprocating the tool. 11. A machine for finishing shoes, having 1 n combination a wax lifting device, a wax applying device, means for reciprocating the latter device with relation to the former, and a wax transferrer of yielding materialy located between the two devices.

12. A machine for finishing shoes, having I in combination a wax lifting device, a wax applying device, means for reciprocating the later device with relation to the former, and a wax transferrer yieldingly supported and arranged for engagement with the reciprocating wax applying device and with the lifting device.

13. A machine for" finishing shoes, comprising, in combination, a rotatable finishing tool, a frame supporting said tool, a driving izo shaft 'having an aslant portion, connections between said frame and said aslant portion whereby the rotation ofthe shaftimparts a rapid oscillatory' movement to said frame, shaft,. means operated by said worm to connections between saidv shaft and tool for rotate said tool and driven wax conveying rotating the too1,a wax reservoir and driven means operated by said worm to deliver wax 15 conveylng vmeans .o erated from said shaft to said tool. 5 to sup ly'wax to said tool. In testimony whereof I have signed m 14. machine for finishing shoes, eemname to this specification in the presence of prislng, in zombination, a rotaryd tool,1 an two subscribing witnesses. oscil atin rame supporting sal too a driving aft having an aslant portion, con- WALTER JACKSON' lo, nections between said frame and said aslant Witnesses:

' ortion to cause the shaft to osoillate the GRACE HOLMES,

ame, a worm on said aslant portion of the ARTHUR ERNEST JERRAM. 

